WEBVTT TIM: LOOKING AHEAD ON THEREWEEKEND'S ARTS AVENUE, FIRSTSTAGE THEATER ACADEMY ISTEACHING YOUNG PEOPLE LIFESKILLS THROUGH STAGE SKILLS.HERE TO TELL US MORE ABOUT THATIS RESIDENTS TEACHING ARTIST ANDACADEMY STUDENT RACHEL YOUNG,THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERETHIS MORNING.>> THANKS FOR HAVING US.TIM: TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUTTHE PROGRAM.WHAT DO YOU GUYS DO OVER THERE?>> WE HAVE PROGRAMMING THAT RUNSTHROUGH THE FULL YEAR, WE'RECURRENTLY IN OUR SUMMER ACADEMYAND WE SERVE STUDENTS FROM K-5ALL THE WAY THROUGH 12thGRADE, SO WE CURRENTLY HAVEHUNDREDS OF STUDENTS IN THEACADEMY EVERY DAY.AND YEAH, LIKE YOU SAID, LIFESKILLS THROUGH STAGE SKILLS, SOIT'S JUST AS IMPORTANT FOR US TOTEACH THE KIDS WHAT UPSTAGE ANDDOWN STAGE MEANS FOR US TO BUILDCONFIDENCE AND MAKE SURE THEYFEEL COMFORTABLE IN LIFE,LEARNING THINGS LIKE HOW TOHANDLE REJECTION.TIM: THAT'S GOT TO BE A HUGEBOOST FOR CONFIDENCE AND JUSTPUTTING YOURSELF OUT THERE.RACHEL, YOU'VE BEEN INVOLVEDWITH THIS FOR EIGHT YEARS YOU'RETELLING ME OFF CAMERA, YOU'VEBEEN IN MIRACLE AN 34th34th STREET, ALADDIN, YOU'VEBEEN PERFORMING FOR A WHILE.WHAT IS IT YOU LIKE SO MUCHABOUT IT?>> I THINK FIRST STAGE BROUGHTME INTO THE ACTING COMMUNITY,BECAUSE IT GAVE ME A GOOD SENSEOF CONFIDENCE AND TAUGHT ME THATIT'S OK TO LOOK SILLY ON STAGEBECAUSE EVERYONE IS THERE TO SEEYOU AND THEY WANT YOU TO SUCCEEDAND I REALLY LIKE ACTING,BECAUSE YOU GET TO PUT YOUR LIFETO THE SIDE FOR A LITTLE BIT ANDJUST BE WHOEVER, LIKE A NEWPERSON AND JUST COMPLETELYIMMERSE YOURSELF IN A HOMEYLIFESTYLE.TIM: GOOD ANSWER.WE KNOW ALL ABOUT ACTING SILLYON WISN 12 NEWS THIS MORNING.I KNOW EXACTLY WHAT YOU'RETALKING ABOUT.HOW DO WE GET KIDS INVOLVED INTHIS THIS SUMMER.>> SURE.ON OUR WEB SITE, WHICH ISWWW.FIRST STAGE.ORG, YOU CANFIND ALL OF THE INFORMATIONUNDER THE "OUR ACADEMY" TAB ANDHAS A LIST OF ALL THE CLASSESTHAT ARE AVAILABLE, SO YOU CANEITHER REGISTER ON LINE OR GIVEUS A CALL AND FIND OUT MOREABOUT WHAT CLASS WOULD WORK BESTFOR YOUR STUDENTS.TIM: HIGHLY RECOMMENDED?>> YES.TIM: IF YOU'RE INTERESTED INSIGNING UP.>> EXACTLY.I MADE MY GREATEST FRIENDS ANDGREATEST ROLE MODELS FROM FIRSTSTAGE.TIM: A SUCCESS STORY RIGHT HERE.MAYBE ONE DAY WE'LL SEE YOU ONTHE BIG SCREEN.>> MAYBE.TIM: THANK YOU SO MUCH FORCOMING IN THIS MORNING.IF YOU WOULD LIKE MOREINFORMATION ABOUT THE FIRSTSTAGE THEATER ACADEMY, ALSO HEAD